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English

Etymology

French, from Italian capriccio, from caporiccio, meaning (fright, sudden start ): capo, head (from Latin caput) + riccio, curly (from Latin ericius (meaning hedgehog), or from capro "goat".

Pronunciation

US: IPA: /kəˈpɹis/

Noun

caprice

An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated notion or action.
An unpredictable or sudden condition, change, or series of changes.
A disposition to be impulsive.
An impulsive change of mind.

Related terms

capricious

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Capriccio \Ca*pric"cio\ (k[.a]*pr[=e]t"ch[-o]), n. [It. See
Caprice.]
1. (Mus.) A piece in a free form, with frequent digressions
from the theme; a fantasia; -- often called caprice.
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2. A caprice; a freak; a fancy. --Shak.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Caprice \Ca*price"\ (k[.a]*pr[=e]s"), n. [F. caprice, It.
capriccio, caprice (perh. orig. a fantastical goat leap), fr.
L. caper, capra, goat. Cf Capriole, Cab, Caper, v. i.]
1. An abrupt change in feeling, opinion, or action,
proceeding from some whim or fancy; a freak; a notion.
"Caprices of appetite." --W. Irving.
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2. (Mus.) See Capriccio.

Syn: Freak; whim; crotchet; fancy; vagary; humor; whimsey;
fickleness.
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WordNet caprice
n : a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse" [syn: impulse,
whim]

Moby Dictionary
arbitrariness , bee , boutade , capriccio , capriciousness ,
carelessness , characteristic , conceit , contrariety , crank ,
crankiness , crotchet , crotchetiness , divertissement , fancifulness ,
fancy , fantasia , fantasticality , foible , freak , freakishness ,
habit , heedlessness , humor , humoresque , humorsomeness ,
inconsiderateness , inconsideration , inconsistency , maggot ,
mannerism , medley , megrim , mood , moodiness , motivelessness , notion ,
peculiarity , perversity , petulance , potpourri , quirkiness , romance ,
romanza , temper , temperamentalness , thoughtlessness , trait , trick ,
unthoughtfulness , vagary , vein , whim , whimsicality , whimsicalness ,
whimsy